From what point of view is In Cold Blood written? How does the type of narration affect how the book is read?

tells the cold-blooded
story of two cold-blooded killers in a rather cold-blooded way, thanks to the omniscient
third-person narration. In Capote's hands, this style of writing is practically journalistic,
creating distance between the reader and the horror of the events and descriptions on the page.
This distance is significant because it enables the reader to engage with one of the killers in
an unexpectedly sympathetic way. Capote's treatment of Perry Smith is warmer than his depiction
of Dick Hickock, but this warmth is not immediately obvious to the reader, thanks to the voice
of the omniscient narrator; the distance allows the warmth to surprise some readers, leaving
them to wonder after reading the book if they, themselves, are so cold-blooded as to sympathize
with a killer like Perry Smith.